Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD703: An Act to Establish a Health Care Gap Year Program for Recent College Graduates
Status: Signed into law, April 16, 2026
What the bill says
An Act to Establish a Health Care Gap Year Program for Recent College Graduates.
From the engrossed text:
An Act to Establish a Health Care Gap Year Program for Recent College Graduates Sec. 1. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made. LABOR, DEPARTMENT OF Employment Services Activity 0852 Initiative: Provides one-time funding for a health care gap year program that incentivizes recent college graduates to work in critical health care positions, particularly in underserved and rural communities. GENERAL FUND 2025-26 2026-27 All Other $0 $200,000 __________ __________ GENERAL FUND TOTAL $0 $200,000 Page 1 - 132LR2268(05)
Sponsors
- Ambureen Rana (D, 21) · primary sponsor
- Joseph Baldacci (D, 9)
- Richard Bennett (R, 18)
- Susan Bernard (R, 1)
- Deqa Dhalac (D, 120)
- Janice Dodge (D, 39)
- Henry Ingwersen (D, 32)
- Cameron Reny (D, 13)
- Charles Skold (D, 119)
Latest actions
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-64) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-673) thereto.ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table On motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-64) in concurrence. On further motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby Committee Amendment "A" (H-64) was ADOPTED. On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-673) to Committee
- : CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
- : On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Reports ReadOn motion by Senator TIPPING of Penobscot the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. Bill READ ONCE Committee Amendment "A" (H-64) READ and ADOPTED Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-64) in concurrence
- : Reports READ.On motion of Representative ROEDER of Bangor, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.ROLL CALL NO. 95(Yeas 87 - Nays 56 - Absent 7 - Excused 0 - Restricted - 1)The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-64) was READ and ADOPTED.Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-64). Sent for concurr
- : Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
Votes
- House RC #95: ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP (April 22, 2025): 87 yea, 56 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is LD703?
- LD703 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Establish a Health Care Gap Year Program for Recent College Graduates.
- What does LD703 do?
- In its own words: An Act to Establish a Health Care Gap Year Program for Recent College Graduates.
- What is the status of LD703?
- Signed into law as of April 16, 2026. Latest action: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (April 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored LD703?
- Ambureen Rana (D, 21), with 8 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for LD703?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=703&snum=132
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